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Investigating Consumers’ Preference on Fresh Vegetables in Bangladesh: Best-Worst Scaling Approach 调查孟加拉国消费者对新鲜蔬菜的偏好：最佳-最差比例法

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal Pub Date : 2020-03-17 DOI: 10.19080/artoaj.2019.22.556254

PK Sarma

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引用次数: 4

Effect of Time Interval Between Sowing and Application of Nondigested/Digested Cattle Manure on Germination and Seedling Growth of Several Wheat Cultivars 播种与施用未消化/已消化牛粪之间的时间间隔对多个小麦品种发芽和幼苗生长的影响

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal Pub Date : 2020-03-13 DOI: 10.19080/artoaj.2020.22.556252

Jamal Abdallah Ahmed Abubaker

引用次数: 3

Rabbits Meat Production in Egypt and its Impact on Food Security, Small Holders Income and Economy 埃及兔肉生产及其对粮食安全、小农收入和经济的影响

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal Pub Date : 2020-03-09 DOI: 10.19080/artoaj.2020.22.556251

Mostafa A R Ahmed Imam

引用次数: 0

PEG-Induced Drought Stress During Germination: Effects on Soybean Germplasm 发芽期间 PEG 诱导的干旱胁迫：对大豆种质的影响

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal Pub Date : 2020-03-02 DOI: 10.19080/artoaj.2020.22.556250

O. Pavli

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引用次数: 3

Antifungal Potential of Biocontrol Agents Against Phytophthora Capsici Causing Chili Fruit Rot 生防剂对辣椒果腐病疫霉的抑菌作用研究

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal Pub Date : 2019-09-20 DOI: 10.19080/artoaj.2019.22.556209

Muhammad Zohaib Anjum

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引用次数: 2

Assessment of Growth, Lipid Peroxidation and Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging Capacity of Ten Elite Cassava Cultivars Subjected to Heat Stress 热胁迫下10个优质木薯品种生长、脂质过氧化和活性氧清除能力的评价

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal Pub Date : 2019-04-04 DOI: 10.19080/artoaj.2019.21.556151

Jelili Titilola Opabode

引用次数: 2

Factors Influencing Zai Pit Technology Adaptation: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in the Upper East Region of Ghana 影响宰坑技术适应的因素:以加纳上东部地区小农为例

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal Pub Date : 2019-04-03 DOI: 10.19080/artoaj.2019.21.556150

Frank Osei Danquah

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引用次数: 6

Pine Forest on Tree-Line Ecotone in the Mountain Kazbegi in the Georgia (South Caucasus) 格鲁吉亚(南高加索)卡兹贝吉山林线过渡带松林特征

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal Pub Date : 2019-04-02 DOI: 10.19080/artoaj.2019.21.556149

M. Akhalkatsi

引用次数: 1

Effect of Foliar Application of Zinc and Boron on Growth and Yield Components of Wheat 叶面施锌硼对小麦生长及产量组成的影响

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal Pub Date : 2019-03-29 DOI: 10.19080/artoaj.2019.21.556148

Farhan Ahmad

引用次数: 10

Managing Water Resources Using - Water Radioactive Isotopes Monitoring and Risk Mapping 利用水资源管理-水放射性同位素监测和风险绘图

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal Pub Date : 2019-03-29 DOI: 10.19080/artoaj.2019.21.556147

Dimen Levente